Aries Merritt
Merritt at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1985 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Home town | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event | Hurdles |
| College team | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Updated on 28 August 2015 | |
Aries Merritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012. He won the gold medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.